History
The East Penn Railroad was formed in 2007 by the merger of East Penn Railway and Penn Eastern Rail Lines. Since the merger, the railroad has done work to improve service and the infrastructure. A total of 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of track was placed back into service following the merger and existing track was improved. A yard was also constructed in Pocopson, Pennsylvania along the Wilmington & Northern line. The railroad has acquired more locomotives and replaced older locomotives to handle increased traffic, including the acquisition of two rebuilt EMD GP38-2's from GATX to be used along the Wilmington & Northern and Octoraro lines. In 2008, the East Penn Railroad abandoned the Colebrookdale line between Pottstown and Boyertown. In 2010, the Chester Valley line between King of Prussia and Bridgeport was abandoned. On August 1, 2011, the East Penn Railroad began operations on the York Industrial Track between York and Stony Brook, taking over operations from Norfolk Southern.
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